Why Organization's Fail

Organization failure begins at the top. Rotary did not stop growing because people were not interested in joining local Rotary clubs. The number of people joining Rotary clubs proves that. It stopped growing because its leaders assumed it was in the business of supplying humanitarian services rather than in the business of creating Rotarians; they were product oriented instead of member oriented.

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

MEMBERSHIP IS NOT A PROGRAM OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL. MEMBERSHIP IS ROTARY INTERNATIONAL.

This, or something similar, should be RI's Position Statement

"Membership
Development is RI's highest priority.
Without members, neither RI nor any of its programs can exist. Polio Eradication is a special
program of RI and continues to have the highest priority over all other RI
programs."

and here is why:

2012 Rotary
Code of Policies Section 26.120. Membership Statistics: The development and
continuation of activities and programs addressing membership must remain the
association's highest priority. The
association and its clubs must remain focused on all aspects of
membership. (May 2003 Mtg., Bd. Dec.
324) Source: February 2003 Mtg., Bd.
Dec. 261

2012 Rotary
Code of Policies Section 28.005. A. The Structure of Rotary International

Rotary International is a
not-for-profit association of member clubs.
The association represents, protects, encompasses, and promotes the
interest of its membership, and it exists to serve the membership. The association belongs not to its leaders,
but to its members, who determine through a democratic process who the leaders
will be and who will represent them at the association level.

The leaders in turn make policy and
financial decisions that affect and best serve the interests of the membership.
Source: July 1999 Mtg., Bd. Dec 9;
Amended by November 2004 Mtg., Bd. Dec.58; July 2011 Mtg., Bd. Dec 8

Rotary International (RI) is a
not-for-profit association of member clubs and exists to serve the membership. The affairs and operating capital of RI are under
the control of the Board of Directors. Without
operating capital, RI cannot sustain itself.
RI's operating capital comes from dues-paying members. Without members, neither RI nor its programs
can exist.